This is a misconception on your part. Its purpose is to allow you to rule out null on pointers that don't have a lifetime, not add it back.
-
-
-
Did you just respond to a tweet posted 2 months ago? o_O
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.